Thursday, October 18, 2018

Beddr's SleepTuner is the first FDA-registered wearable to improve your sleep. Beddr today launched SleepTuner - the first FDA-registered consumer sleep wearable that can assess and help you improve sleep quality. SleepTuner integrates an ultra-compact, clinical-grade sleep sensor with an iOS mobile app to provide deeper, personalized insights into your sleep quality and actionable recommendations on how to improve it.

Beddr's SleepTuner is the first FDA-registered wearable to improve your sleep

One billion people worldwide suffer from sleep apnea, a disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep, and even more suffer from poor quality sleep. Beddr is making the essentials of a traditional sleep lab available to anyone from the comfort of their own homes and on their own time. SleepTuner captures much of the same clinical data and accurately measures blood oxygen (SpO2), heart rate, sleep position and stopped breathing events.

The SleepTuner sensor takes many of the complex electronics and sensors of traditional overnight sleep labs or take-home kits and condenses them into a discreet, user-friendly wearable. The size of a postage stamp and the weight of a nickel, the sensor is designed for comfort and ease-of-use when worn while sleeping over the course of multiple nights. The SleepTuner is attached to the forehead by a hypoallergenic disposable adhesive. Key to the design of the sensor is making sure it does not disrupt a user's sleep like the existing options, which involve numerous wires and attachments that can affect comfort and ultimately sleep.

Using optical sensors and a 3-axis accelerometer, the SleepTuner goes beyond basic sleep trackers to accurately measure SpO2, stopped breathing events, heart rate, sleeping position, movement and awakenings. Data is securely stored in the Beddr Cloud until it is synced with the Beddr app via Bluetooth.

In a recent study conducted at the UCSF Hypoxia Lab, the Beddr SleepTuner was found to be accurate with an error margin of only +/- 2.2 percent when compared to an arterial blood draw, which is within the FDA allowable error margin of +/- 3.5 percent. This data indicates that the Beddr SleepTuner is able to accurately measure oxygen saturation levels, a key indicator of risk for sleep breathing disorders like sleep apnea.

Beddr iOS app
The Beddr app is designed to let you measure success night-to-night and build insights at your own pace. The SleepTuner sensor connects with the iOS app, guiding users through the Beddr sleep tuning process, optimally over the course of a week. The Beddr app combines the data collected by the SleepTuner sensor with self-reported sleep hygiene information to help users determine their optimal sleep position, overall sleep quality, stopped breathing events, oxygen saturation levels and night-to-night improvements.

Pricing & Availability
SleepTuner is available for purchase at https://www.beddrsleep.com/ for $149, includes the sensor, 12 adhesives, a charging cable and protective case.